Dead Zones: Bottom-Water Area of Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexicograph from NOAA; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: NOAA. "What is a dead zone?" National Ocean Service website, https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/deadzone.html, August 2, 2023. Data Source: NOAA and Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium… Continue reading Dead Zones: Bottom-Water Area of Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico
How much plastic is produced across the world? If we continue with "business as usual," how much plastic will our earth be saddled with by 2060?
Where does the world gets its oil from? How much do individual countries impact the numbers of a particular region?
How much do the highest-paid athletes make? Should they make this much?
How do the climates of London and Singapore compare? How do the actual average temperatures compare with the perceived temperatures? When would you want to visit either place?
How big is America's Nepotism? American data scientist and economist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz gathered some data about men born in the mid-20th century and their fathers. It looks like certain professions are more prone to yielding Nepo Babies. Plus a great introduction to log scale!
It's almost Juneteenth! How many Americans are familiar with the history of Juneteenth? Does it influence whether people think it should be a federal holiday? How does this break down by race?
In different countries, workers might work different numbers of hours for the week. Where do people work the most? And does this correspond to higher pay? Why or why not? What trends do you notice? And who is missing from this data?
What's the best European City for McDonald's? David Abaev from Databar crunched some numbers for us...
Americans overestimate the size of minority groups and overestimate the size of majority groups (scatterplot) graph from YouGov; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (@jennalaib) (Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: scatterplot Visualization Source: Orth, Taylor. "From millionaires to Muslims, small subgroups of the population seem much larger to many Americans." YouGov:… Continue reading Americans overestimate the size of minority groups – scatterplot edition
Do you know someone named "Alexa"? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
How Halloween overtook the Day of the Dead in Mexico
Instances of the Words "Love" and "Hate" in Song Lyrics in the Billboard Top 100 (1960-2019)graph from an article in the Evolutionary Human Sciences; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: scatterplot Visualization & Data Source: Brand, C. O., Acerbi, A., & Mesoudi, A. (2019). Cultural… Continue reading Instances of the Words “Love” and “Hate” in Song Lyrics in the Billboard Top 100 (1960-2019)
Do you know someone named "Alexa"? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Where are tattoos popular internationally? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
How many colors do different flags use? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Fidget toys were seemingly everywhere in 2017! What do google search trends reveal about their popularity? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
What are the deadliest weather vents in the US? And why is 'wind' separate from 'hurricanes' and 'tornadoes'? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
When do Americans report sighting UFOs? Are there are patterns? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
How do we determine what pies are most popular across the US? Where would you go for the answer: google, twitter, instagram, or a survey? This slow reveal data representation -- colored maps -- shows different methods of collecting the data. Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
